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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the interpreter studying in Chapter 1 when the war came?
(a) Law.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Literature.
(d) Philosophy.

2. What did Bartle's mother drive in Chapter 2?
(a) Chrysler.
(b) Ford.
(c) Chevy.
(d) Dodge.

3. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?
(a) Yellow ribbon and a photo of a soldier in a newspaper clipping.
(b) Yellow ribbon, 8x10 photo of a soap star, and newspaper clipping of a man with a catfish.
(c) Yellow ribbon and some medals.
(d) Yellow ribbon and newspaper clippings of soldiers, airmen, and sailors.

4. What color were Murph's eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

5. In Chapter 5, where did Bartle think that soldiers would go when they felt lonely amongst the celebrations for their return?
(a) Underbrush.
(b) Busy highways.
(c) Deserted roads.
(d) Back porches.

6. In Chapter 4, what had Bartle and the other soldiers been fighting over for the last few nights?
(a) Field.
(b) School.
(c) Apartment building.
(d) 4-story building.

7. At the end of Chapter 1, who tried to drag the body of a dead old woman?
(a) A pregnant woman.
(b) A small boy.
(c) A woman with a toddler.
(d) A small girl.

8. In Chapter 5 on the plane to Richmond, what did Bartle hear in his dream?
(a) Toads and mosquitoes.
(b) Bullfrogs and cicadas.
(c) Katydids.
(d) Wind in the trees.

9. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1989.

10. On the flight home in Chapter 5 when Bartle reached for a rifle that was not there, how many times did an NCO say that he did the same thing?
(a) Twice.
(b) Four times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

11. Who was driving a car in Chapter 1, whose occupants were killed by Sterling and the other soldiers?
(a) Old man and woman.
(b) Old man and a child.
(c) Old woman and a child.
(d) 3 men.

12. In Chapter 2, what color does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy's hair was when he met her for the first time?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blond.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

13. By September, how many soldiers had been killed?
(a) Fewer than 1,000.
(b) 713.
(c) 815.
(d) About 600.

14. In Chapter 1, how many minarets could Bartle see from the roof where he was watching?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

15. In Chapter 3, where did Bartle notice that Sterling had tattoos?
(a) Right bicep.
(b) Left bicep.
(c) Back.
(d) Chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what was the season in Iraq that Bartle remembers as being distinctive?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Bartle learn later that the weather was when Mrs. Murphy read the letter he wrote in Murph's name?

3. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle say that planes were carrying soldiers to?

4. What is the date in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 3, how far did Bartle have to walk from the base until he reached the first row of buildings in the town?

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